Pattern: Bunny Tail from “itty-bitty hats” by Susan B. Anderson
Yarn: About 2/3 ball of Sublime Kid Mohair Blend
Needles: #5
Size: 6-12 mos
I was inspired by the super-cute one that the owner of Charlotte Yarn did as a shop model. This was a tolerably quick knit – the mohair was a bit “sticky” even on my addi turbos. I’d do this again. It’s just an adorable pattern.
It did, however, lead to this rather horrifying conversation with Turtlegirl76. I brought the hat in to Charlotte Yarn and showed it to her during the shop’s Mother’s Day event yesterday. Turtlegirl76 had loaned me the #5 DPNs I needed to finish off the ears.
Her: That turned out really cute.
Me: Thanks!
Her: What yarn did you use? Is it the same as Remy used for her bunny hat?
Me: Yep!
Her: Am I handling mohair right now?
Me: …
Her: …
Me: Oops.
Ack! I forgot you were allergic to mohair, Turtlegirl! Sorry sorry sorry! I hope your hands didn’t itch too much for the rest of the day! I owe you something nice.
- skated with the Ice Capades for a newspaper story
- traveled to Russia, France, Mexico, Japan, England, and more
- had several concussions as a result of pursuing her hobbies
- made shoes last longer with cardboard stuffed in the soles as a child
- carried a knife as protection when rescuing kids from a dangerous situation
- yelled expletives at a newsroom co-worker during a plane crash crisis
- randomly broken into a fake foreign language at the airport on several occasions
- faced a life-threatening illness with dignity, grace, and good humor
- taught adults to read
- taken in teenage siblings when she was a young newlywed
- ridden along with the police
- never broken a promise to her child
I cannot imagine a better role model or a more loving mother.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. You’re a fantastic person and I’m so lucky to have you.
Mom rides the zip line at Em’s birthday party, 2005.
Ah, non-Jayne hat orders. I love you so.
This is the first time I’ve steam-blocked a hat. I’ve wet-blocked before, but this was new. I just wanted to even out the fair isle a bit. Mmm… steamy sheep smell.
This is about ready to go out. More Jayne hat yarn should arrive today or tomorrow.
Well, I put out an e-mail asking for other parents to run the meeting, but nobody stepped up. My husband got back in town late last night, and I’ve got a big headache, but I don’t want to cancel the meeting. So I’m going to do the next best thing: work on a badge that makes them run around like maniacs so I don’t have too much work to do. So:
“Greetings, Brownie parents! Just a reminder that we DO have a meeting at 4:30 today. It’s a gorgeous day outside, so we’ll be doing the “Playing Around the World” try-it. Depending on time, we may play “Red Light, Green Light” from America, “Sardines” from Germany, “Da Ga” (boa constrictor) from Ghana, “Banyoka” (the snakes) from Zambia, “What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf” from Australia, and “Ram Ram Rip” from Malaysia. If our girls have other ideas, we can definitely explore those, too!”
As for me, I’m gonna take an aspirin. Or five.
I have a post to make about our trip to the Schiele museum and planetarium. But it’s going to take too much time, so instead… Linkapalooza!
Too tacky for belief. Be sure you’ve got your sound on. Turtlegirl76, don’t you have a birthday coming up?
PLEASE don’t feed the monkeys.
Not your average backyard pool.
Mug shots.
Breaking the sound barrier.
Persecuted For Wearing The Beard.
Desktop folder art.
Have a great day!
If you’re here in NC, today’s the day to vote in the Democratic primaries! Be sure you take the time to exercise your rights today – I’m going to my polling place right now!
For the first time ever, y’all are going to have a summer Serenity screening! Apparently this is a little late getting organized, but tickets just went on sale. Help spread the word and make Memphis’s event a huge success!
http://mid-southbrowncoats.blogspot.com/
I am now completely and utterly out of orange Jayne yarn. Fortunately, the next couple of http://www.wearwithstyle.com orders are, believe it or not, non-Jayne orders, so that works out all right. I’ve ordered more Jayne yarn by the skein. Hopefully Brown Sheep will see fit to spin more Jayne colors soon so I can stock up on cones again.
In other news, I’ve published the baby Jayne pattern on ravelry. This *should* link to a pdf. If you try it and it doesn’t, will you holler at me? I’m not sure I’ve got it quite right.
I don’t have my other site set up properly to link to it, but I wanted to put it up anyway. This seemed as good a place as any.
There’s a lot more to talk about, but I’ve got a lot to do this morning, so it’ll have to wait. For now, enjoy the pattern!
ETA: It’s about 1pm, and 30 people have already downloaded the pattern. I picture armies of tiny, drooling Jaynes. Shiny!
My daughter asked me this morning about breakfast foods. We talked about which foods are good breakfast foods, and added in some silly ones like “raw eggs” and “iced bacon.” She said she wanted to have some breakfast foods. Because she’s such a picky eater, I leapt at this opportunity. Soon she had a full meal in front of her with things I thought she’d probably like, and a couple of things which were stretches. A leftover banana/chocolate chip muffin, cinnamon toast, French toast, scrambled eggs, half a grapefruit with brown sugar, and orange juice. Some of those things I know she likes. She has orange juice pretty much every day, and she’s often asked for cinnamon toast, for instance.
As soon as it was in front of her, she blinked at it a little, then said that her friend Jayme had liked the scrambled eggs the best. Then she turned away from it and wouldn’t look in that direction again until I took it away. She didn’t want to taste a bite.
Why do I bother?
After I got a little bit of French toast in me, I told her she had to have just a little bit of the breakfast – we’re not going to waste an entire meal cooked just for her. I know she has issues, but I also know her, and this wasn’t asking too much. She did have a bite of everything except, oddly, the things that I already know she likes. I wonder if she knew the point of this was partially for her to try new things, and those weren’t new things. Hm. Anyway, she did it with minimal complaint, because she is, at heart, a good kid.
Looking on the bright side, I now have a much better breakfast than I would otherwise have made for myself.
When’s Mother’s Day again?
Does anybody happen to have any Crystal Palace Squiggle in their stash that they no longer want?
